PT-2011-3895

CVE-2011-2472

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Published

2011-06-09

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Updated

2017-08-29

Description by

CVSS 2.0
6.3
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier
Description A directory traversal issue exists, potentially allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files by providing a .. (dot dot) in the --save argument, related to the --session-dir argument.
Recommendations For OProfile versions 0.9.6 and earlier, consider restricting access to the utils/opcontrol component to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the --save argument with untrusted input until the issue is resolved.
Exploitability
Exploit
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\'Path Traversal\')
Related identifiers
CVE-2011-2472
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